Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and CSX, two of the biggest rail freight companies in the United States, agreed to create a new rail corridor that will stretch from the US Southeast to Mexico. This...Read more
The seven dominant railway companies of the US have pledged to adopt a set of seven new rules to try and avoid railway accidents. The rules are to be adopted by all seven Class I...Read more
US weekly updateThings for railway workers in the United States seem to be gradually improving, with trade unions working hard to convince companies to provide their employees with paid sick leave. Two unions, the National Conference of...Read more
US weekly updateUS railroad company CSX has reached another agreement to provide more of its workforce with paid sick leave. The latest deal was struck with additional divisions of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers...Read more
A historical precedent may have been set for railway workers all around the United States. In fact, 5,000 workers from CSX, a rail freight company active in the east of the US and southeastern Canada,...Read more
A freight train has derailed in Kentucky, USA over the weekend. The serious derailment in the town of Earlington, in the mid-western state of Kentucky, was just a footnote to the devastation brought about by...Read more